Summary and Reviews of You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

Chapter One

Milan was the first person Feyi had fucked since the accident.

They hooked up in a bathroom at a Memorial Day house party in Bushwick, with Feyi's glass of prosecco spilling into the sink and Milan's large hands sliding behind her thighs as he lifted her onto the bathroom counter. Speckled tiles stretched around them, washed bloody in the light of the red bulb someone had screwed into the ceiling, and a linen shower curtain hung around the bathtub, thick with monstera leaves. Feyi threw her head back, his mouth at her throat, and her long pink braids dripped over the faucet, the tips dragging against the draining bubbles of her drink.

"Tell me if you need to slow down," Milan said, his voice all tangled up, busy with want. "I know we just met or whatever."

He said it as if it could matter, or as if it was a reason to stop instead of a reason to go even faster. Feyi had first seen him back on the rooftop, when the party was in full force around them. She'd liked the way his eyes...

Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers!

1. Feyi's interior monologue (and actions) in response to Nasir's pursuit rapidly oscillates between interest and disgust, as we see in chapter 2: "He was hunting her"; "she wanted him closer. She wanted him far, far away." What does Feyi want on the roof? Do we know? Does she?
2. In chapter 3, Joy says, "Maybe Nasir is it—not the serious thing itself, but just the chance. Don't run away from it," in response to Feyi's insecurities about accepting a date with Nasir. Later, Joy's voice in Feyi's head tells her to Take a chance. What does this chance refer to and what could it mean for Feyi?
3. When thinking about her developing emotional intimacy with Nasir, Feyi considers the fact that their physical intimacy is moving glacially. In chapter 4, ...